Respectability

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Respectability \Re*spect`a*bil"i*ty\ (r?*sp?kt`?*b?l"?*t?), n.
     The state or quality of being respectable; the state or
     quality which deserves or commands respect.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  respectability
       n : honorableness by virtue of being respectable and having a
           good reputation [syn: {reputability}] [ant: {unrespectability},
            {unrespectability}]

From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:

  RESPECTABILITY, n.  The offspring of a _liaison_ between a bald head
  and a bank account.